,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bagb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1     
#bjai,mr4 ,wicker introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,national ,flood  
,insurance ,act of #aifh to provide     
relief from surcharges to small         
businesses and nonprofit organizations4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,small ,business ,surcharge     
,relief ,act4  #b4 ,relief from         
surcharge ,section #acjh;,a7a7 of the   
,national ,flood ,insurance ,act of     
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #djae;a7a77 is     
amended--  7#a7 in the first sentence1  
by striking ,the ,administrator and     
inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in      
general ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#b71 the ,administrator  2 and  7#b7  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#b7 ,relief for small businesses and   
nonprofits  7,a7 ,definition ,in this   

paragraph1 the term covered small       
business or nonprofit organization means
 a small business concern 7as defined in
 section #c of the ,small ,business ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb77 or an            
organization that is described in       
section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf and is exempt   
from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of 
such ,code that owns not fewer than #c  
structures that are located on a single 
property4  7,b7 ,relief ,the            
,administrator may not impose a         
surcharge under this section for a      
policy for flood insurance coverage     
under the ,national ,flood ,insurance   
,program for a covered small business   
concern or nonprofit organization with  
respect to more than #b detached units  
or buildings located on a single        
property if the covered small business  
or nonprofit organization certifies to  
the ,administrator that the savings from
 the surcharge not being imposed shall  
be used for flood mitigation on the     

property on which the units or buildings
 are located4  4